By Brett Fisher

  • Photos by Brett Fisher. A hot air balloon gains lift near Prison Hill Sunday morning.
    Photos by Brett Fisher. A hot air balloon gains lift near Prison Hill Sunday morning.
  • Two of three hot air balloons float above South Carson City Sunday morning.
    Two of three hot air balloons float above South Carson City Sunday morning.
  • A third hot air balloon floats above South Carson City Sunday morning.
    A third hot air balloon floats above South Carson City Sunday morning.
  • A hot air balloon gains lift to avoid touch down in a Southeast Carson City neighborhood Sunday morning.
    A hot air balloon gains lift to avoid touch down in a Southeast Carson City neighborhood Sunday morning.
  • A hot air balloon visible from Saliman Road and Fairview Drive.
    A hot air balloon visible from Saliman Road and Fairview Drive.
  • A hot air balloon visible from Saliman Road and Fairview Drive.
    A hot air balloon visible from Saliman Road and Fairview Drive.
  • A hot air balloon gains lift over Prison Hill Sunday morning.
    A hot air balloon gains lift over Prison Hill Sunday morning.
  • A hot air balloon gains lift over Prison Hill Sunday morning.
    A hot air balloon gains lift over Prison Hill Sunday morning.
  • A hot air balloon touches down in a Southeast Carson City neighborhood Sunday morning.
    A hot air balloon touches down in a Southeast Carson City neighborhood Sunday morning.

Three hot air balloons were visible to residents of South Carson City early Sunday as the aircraft floated above the Nevada state capital on a temperature Spring morning.

Two of the balloons touched down in South Carson City neighborhoods. A third was last seen gaining altitude and floating northeast of town.